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No. 18 SEVENTEENTH YEAR SKAttWAY ALASKA, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 1914 PRICE 10 CENTS
NEW RECORDER
AT CARCROSS
Archie McLean, a native of Glas
gow, Nova Scotia, but for the past
15 years a resident in Southern Yu
kon, has been appointed to the of
fice of mining recorder at Car
cross to succeed Percy Reid, who
was last fall Informed that he hod
been transferred to thy Immigration
department at Ottawa.
Mr. McLean, says the White
horse Star, has already taken
charge of the office at Carcross and
Mr. Reid will get away at an early
date for the east. His wife and
two little sons have been in Toronto
since last fall. Mr. Reid has been
in Southern Yukon for the past
ten years as mining recorder at
Kluane. Conrad and Carcross. For
the past year or more he has also
been game warden and railroad in
spector, the latter position being in
connection with the Dominion Rail
way Commission. He will leave
many friends in the north who will
wish him success in his new field.
GOOD FEELING
IN FAIRBANKS
Fairbanks, Feb. 21—A realty
boom has started here on account
of the passage by Congress of the
Alaska railroad bill. A Mardi Gras
celebration will commence here
Monday.
A subscription is being raised
here to present President Wil
son with a suitable gif*. on account
of his assistance in putting the
measure through.
HOWLING SCORES.
The high bowling scores at the
Elks club alleys this week were
as follows:
T. Flaharty, 211.
J. Kennedy, 201, 228, 211.
Ed. Barry, 203, 225.
W. c. Blanchard, 201, 206.
P. M. Hern, 204.
V. A. Peterson, 214.
The Skagway brass band will be
at the Volunteer Firen>en's grand
annual ball tonight, end will play
four numbers on the program dur
ing the evening.
TRAIN BOBBERS
KILL PASSENGERS
[ Seattle. Feb. 21—Three passen
gers on the Great Northern train
, from Seattle to Vancouver, B. C.,
I were shot and killed when they
resisted a trio of train robbers
last night at a lonely place on the
railroad near Samish. The murder
ous bandlta secured but little loot,
and made their escape in safety.
Posses are now out scouring the
country in search of them.
LATEST NEWS
FROM FAIRBANKS
i Fairbanks, Feb. 14—George Fos,
a pioneer of this camp, died bere
today of tuberculosis. He has been
in the camp for many years.
Pete Jorgenaon, a miner fell down
the shaft of No. 13 Gold Stream on
Monday last and died while being
brought to St. Matthews hospital in
this city.
The teamsters reaching this city
report that the Chitina trail is in
the worst shape it hr.s ever been
this winter and that travel from
Chitina to the interior is very hard
because of the poor road.
Louis Klophsch, editor of Facts,
the local Socialist organ, who was
found guilty of contempt of court
bjr Judge Fuller in the district
court a few days ago, was sentenc
ed to six months in Jail and to pay
a tine of $300. His attorneys say
they will appeal to the circuit court
of appeals.
Weiss, Ziemer and Hansen, who
are working on 16 below on Cleary
creek, sunk a shaft through the
first bedrock and 20 feet below
they found a second bedrock with
pay dirt running $4.00 a foot. The
news has set the camp to wondering
if the second bedrock will be gen
eral throughout the district.
On account of the Firemen's
dance tonight, there will be no
show at the Nugget Moving picture
theater.
R. D. Pinneo, Assist. General
freight and passenger agent of the
P. C. S. S. Co. came up on the
Spokane as far as Juneau and will
likely visit Skagway before his re
turn to Seattle.
JUST A FEW NECESSITIES
Just a few of the Needful Articles
for parties going to the New Diggings
8 and 12 inch Rubber Packs—Hip Boots
Miners' Leather Shoes
Large Size Heavy Wool Blankets
Heavy Wool Sox Sheep Lined Moccasins
Fur, Wool, and Leather Lined Mitts
Heavy Wool Underwear—Blanket Lined
Coats and Pants and Sweaters
Fur and Cloth Caps
7x9 and 8 x 10-3 ft. Wall 10 02. Duck Tents
IN FACT, WE HAVE EVERYTHING
FOR THE H1NER WITH THE EX
CEPTION of Groceries and Hardware
H. J. LYNCH
The Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 SKAGWAY
RED WATSON
GETS DECISION
San Francisco, Feb. 21—Red Wat
son was given a decision last night
over Bud Anderson. At the end
of the fifth round the latter was
helpless and the referee stopped
the fight.
Buffalo, Feb. 21—Charged with
the murder of her husband, and ac
cused by the police of attempting
to feed arsenic to her children, one
of whom, a little girl, died of a pe
culiar illness since the mother's ar
rest, Mrs. William Euffum went
to trial here Monday. Her alleged
lover, Ernest Frahm, Is accused of
complicity In connection with Buff
um's death. Two sons of the ac
cused woman, who are said to
have received arsenic, presumab
ly in their food, were in court be
side th'jir mother. Both declared
they were certain their mother will
be acquitted speedily.
S. 5. SOPHIA WAS
BADLY INJURED
The contract for repairs to the
C. P. R. steamer Princess Sophia
has been awarded to the Victoria
Machinery Depot, and tho. damaged
coaster is now hauled out at the
Inner Harbor yards. From fifteen
to eighteen plates have to be re
placed on the starboard side for
ward, and a similar number of
frames have to be straightened. Of
ficials of the British Columbia Coast
Service state that the repair con
tract will occupy about a month,
and it 13 anticipated that the So
phia will be ready to resume her
Northern schedule by the early
part of March, when the Spring
schedules of the company go into
effect.—Victoria Colonist.
NEW SPECIES |
OF RABBIT
An Indian was in town a few
days ago with a rabbit skin which
is jet black, save for a little white
on the tail. The animal which in
habited the now empty skin was
killed by the Indian on the Pelly
river in December. The skin was
on exhibition at Puckett's store
for a day or two when the owner
took It with him to Kig Salmon.—
Whitehorse Star.
FIRST JOINT
Washington, D. C., Feb. 21—The
first joint conference committee of
the house and senate was held to
day. The Alaska railroad report
is looked for Monday.
BEGINS FIGHT
FOB ESTATE
I
Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 21—Court
j action here to recover for Anna
Held, the actrees, the $60,000 es
tate left by Cherry de St. Maurice,
late queen of the red light district
of Sacramento, was expected to be
instituted here today. Cherry De St.
Maurice was murdered in her resort
here last July for her Jewels. Sam
Raber, a cafe entertainer, and Jack
Drumgoole, a Chicago prizefighter,
were tried for her murder. Raber
was sentenced to death and Drum
goole to life imprisonment. Attor-.
ney Charles F. Hanlon of San Fran
cisco is looking after Miss Held's
interests.
POPULAR PIC
TUBE PALACE
George W. Mowl, the pioneer
tailor of Skagway, has leased the
building formerly occupied by the
Skagway Moving picture theater
and is fitting it up for what will
be designated when completed 'The
Popular Picture Palace Theater,'
where it is his intention to exhib
it all that is latest and best in the
moving oicture line.
Mr. Mowl will manage the bus
iness personally and is now remod
eelling the building in accordance
with his ideas of what it should
be, the machine room being made
fire-proof by a lining of asbestos
paper.
He expects to have everything in
readiness to start by the time his
machine, which he has already or
dered, ai rives. The opening date
will probably be about the 10th of
March.
ARGUMENTS IN
THAW CASE
Concord, N. H., Feb. 21—The argu
ments in the Thaw case were con
tinued today, Jerome making a pro
test against his release on bail.
Judge Aldrich intimated that he
might leave the case for a supreme
court decision.
NEW GARDEN SEEDS
We handle FERRY'S and MAN
DEVILLE & KING seeds; the seeds
that helped make Skagway justly
famous for its llowere and vege
tables. For the convenience of
those "wishing to plant indoors,
we will place the6e seeds on sale
beginning Friday morning Feb. 20th.
An extra ten cent package given
with every dollar purchase.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
WHITEHORSE
RAPIDS OPEN
Owing to the mild weather the
river at the rapids opened last
Sunday, the water flowing over the
ice for half a mile below. The rap
ids did not freeze over until early
in January and there having been
but little cold weather since, they
have not been very solid at any
time. The ice at the rapids is
usually solid until the middle of
April.—Whi'tehoree Star.
THEV ACCEPT
THE GHALLEN6E
Skagway, Alaska, Feb. 21, '14.
The Transportation bowling team
accepts with pleasure- the challenge
of the so-called "Merchants Team",
even although they ring in a rank
"outsider" like Dugan Barry. W&,
expect to learn tomorrow afternoon
what particular line he peddles. A
beefsteak supper oilght to be about
right.
- V. A. Peterson.
A. C. Blanchard
G. D. Magee
N. E. Black
W. C. Blanchard
PERSONAL
Supt. V. I. Hahn returned from
Whitehorse last night.
Mrs. Joseph Sharp of Whitehorse
is at the Golden North hotel.
Thirty one people went out of
Skagway on the regular passeugeer
train yesterday.
George Black and John Huntley
went over to Pennington, on lake
Bennett, Friday, with Capt. Lar
son, who is going to get out a
quantity of ice at that point for
next summer's use.
Mrs. Thos. W. O'Brien, wife of
the president an' manager of the
O'Brien Brewing and Malting Co.,
of Klondike City, near Dawson,
came in on the train last night and
is stopping at the Golden North
hotel.
Chas. Fors killed a fine young
home grown, home fattened pig yes
terday and some of this delicious
meat will be used for sandwiches
tonight at the luncheon served
at the fire boys' dancc.
BOY KICKS UP
A FORTUNE
Bremerton, Wash., Feb. 4—Wal
ter Angell, 14-year-old son of Wm.
J Angell, a machinist at the Navy
Yard, kicked a tin bcx out of the
sand while he was walking on the
beach today and when he pried oft
a small padlock that held the lid
he discovered a roll of bills nest
| ed in a heap of $20 gold pieces.
The boy's father found that the
money exceeded $2,000.00
He deposited it in a bank and
inserted an advertisement in a pa
per for the owner.
Walter Angell, the boy mentioned
in the above telegram, lived with
his parents about seven years
ago, in Skagway. His father was
employed as a machinist in the W.
P. & Y. Route shops here.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 21—The
state department today demanded
a thorough investigalon of Villa's
killing of Millionaire Benton, a
British subject having a ranch near
Juarez.
El Paso, Texas, Feb. 21—At a
mass meeting here last night of
refugees from Mexico a protest was
made against the killing of Benton.
Juarez, Mexico, Feb. 21—Villa
left for the south lost night and
his whereabouts is uncertain. It is
doubtful if the detail^ of the Ben
ton killing will ever be known.
THE BOATS.
The Northwestern will be in
from the westward tomorrow after
noon about 6 o'clock.
The Georgia reached here yes
terday afternoon at 4 o'clock and
sailed for Juneau at 2 o'clock this
morning.
The Spokane is due to reach Skag
way between six and seven o'clock
this evening. She has a cargo of
about 33 tons of freight for this
port. 3be will remain in port a
bout two hours.
The Peterson got in from Ft. W.
H. Seward this morning at 11:45.
Quite a number of Skagway people
went over to Haines last night to
attend the sourdough entertain
ment, and they all returned on
the Peterson today.
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