TWENTY PEOPLE PERISH IN
FIRE AT MASONIC ME
Witchita, Deo. 22—As the result
of 'ire jvhich. broke out at aa early
inour this morning, in the Kansas
Masonic lion*} l'or She old and
young, which, is located in, this
city, twenty lives were lost.
The fire had secured a gcod start (
b Xore it was discovered, and »1
♦hoiuh the fire department made a
desperate fight, the flames eould
nc be gotten under control, and
the entire building was destroyed. |
Eight of the persons who lost |
their lives in <ho flames were chil- j
drea .
The firemtji knejv that the lit
tle oiks were in the burning build
ing and made every cflc*rt to work
their way to the dormatory, but
the 'lames were so fierce that they
were beaten back.
Several of those dead as a re
sult of the fi-re were carried out
from 'he lower portion of the build
ing, where they were found by thp
f're fighters in an unconscious con
dition having been overcome by
smoke. These dic<l after they had '
been placed in th? hospital.
London, Dec. 22—A flee* of Brit
ish aircraft made a raid on shipping
iu the Tigris river last night, and
before the enemy succeeded in (Liv
ing them off, did. considerably dam
age to the German shipping.
The great bridge over tho Hal
river a' th^ confluence cf the Ti
gris river was totally destroyed by
bombi which the English airmen
dropped on it.
>f This raid is considered toi be
one cf the most successful ones
which has be n made by the Brit
ish • '{♦>!
San Francisco, Dec. 22—Fianz
Bopp, German general consul in
thifi city, »-ho is under charges of
havin" violated the neutrality laws
of the C'niteU States, was today |
plated on trial in the federal court. I
Ju his statements before the I
court, he said that his employes :
tried to blackmail him, and'that he i
waj> not guilty of the cSiarjj s as
made.
The case involv s the destruc-'
tion of the barge in'the Seattle
harbor, when a large quantity of
dynamic was exploded, as well as
♦he destruction of ether munitions
belonging to the Allies which was
8»or€u at various ports long the (
Pacific coast awaiting transporta
tion.
SEWARD LAWYERS
FORM ASSOCIATION
Like all cities of any consequence
J Seward now has a bar association
sat3 t' e Gateway. The lawyers met
last night in the office of Judge
S. O. Morford tp. talk tbe matter
j over -and the result wag that Se
| wurd Bar Association has been form
' e-' to fulfill similar functions to
j to, those performed' by bar asso
! c:-tians elsewhere. All tho orac
j *!ofng lawyers in towa were present
a-, the meeting and soma who are
! t ot practicing jvere also therfc* both
k'nds having been invited. The
folio wirg officers were elect) ,d:
President, Judge S. O. Morford;
vice nrosiden's, L. V. Ray and L. L.
Ta<nes; secretary, Leou Bcokor.
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AN AUTISTIC OISPLA1'
One of the most attractive dis
plays of holiday goods is to be
found iu Pedersen's window on
Broadway.
This display is all hand made
goods, and is the work of Miss Car
ol Caskey.
Haud bound recipe books, with
| <J?'L»y covers mad® up in thie Craf
! ter style, flower pots decorated "by
! bar.'' with the Astec or Navahoe
J potfery designs as found in *he
i far south, and dainty candlJ shades
| iu bronze anid silver with harmon
i oris inlays of silk are the most no
|ticeable articles.
The little shop carries an air of
i taste and refinement, and reflects
'it the wares displayed tho artistic
temperament of the designer and
I maker.
| The exhibit {s well worth visiting
bv ail yvho are fond of artistic nov
elties.
A three man bowling tournament
will go*, under way after the first
rf the new year at the Elks club
alleys, and some lively contests
J>ie anticipated.
Christmas Ribbons
Ivory Finished Work Baskets
and Tea Wagons
Suit Cases Bags
New Cretonnes Growing Ferns
Flowering Cyclamen
NOW ONDISPLAY
1-3 OFF Men's and Boy s Suits
ALBERT REINERT
—Successor to H- J. Lynch—
Broadway between Third and Fourth • Phone 41
GERMANS DRIVE
BACK RUSSIANS
Berlifl, Dec. 22—A heavy farce
j of Russians met with a Berious set
back in the Transylvania campaign,
wlu.ii, they were repulsed by a
strong army of Teuton^ In a bat
tle which took place yest.rday af
ternoon.
JIPWE
SAGS145 PH
New York, Dec. 22—Owing to th
unsettled state of the stock mar
ket, tbe cotton; brokers Btrat^d; in
this morning, and before they could
be stopped, the price was forced
up $3.00 a bale. A counti T at
tack was at once begun, and t>e^
fore tbe close of the dya the price
was hammered down 14 5 points.
jV FKW MORE VOTES
FOR WIQKEBSHA^
Seward, Dec. 13—Ira Van Ors
dtii, who arrived In 'he city £rom
Tolsto-, gives the followting as ths
vote of that prefcinct, as nearly as
he can remember it:
For Delegate—Wickersham, 38,
Sulzer, 28.
Fcr Attorney General—Grigflby
leads over Schofield by several
votes.
For Representative—Sucw, 28;
Vinal 25; Kilgare 21; Webster 19.
ProMDition—Dry 49, wet 9.
Only one vote was cast against
tbe eight hour proposition.
Sanak was disfranchised at the
recent election because the United
States Commissioner failed to send
thj propej papers. It is paid by
these who recently came cn the
nora that if Sanak had voted 'it
would have given Sul4 f a plurality
of fifty. In other words, Sanak's
(l''stranchisement comes very close
to changing ti*e whol© insult. Thi
sor' ol an error was what the Gate-.
wav feared had occurred here.
CHURCH TREE SATURDAY
Tin.- Prt^sbyter'an Church Chiist
mns tree celebration Will be held
Saturday evening at the church,'
a'id thos°. having the joyful affair j
'n hand have worked hard to make I
H a success.
As usual, a beautifully trimmed
troe will be tho cent»r'of attrac
tion for the children, while a care
fjillv arranged program has been
pnepared for the entertainment.
All are cordially invifed to at
tend the entertainment which will
begin at 7:30 o'clock sharp.
The bowling defy of Norman
Biack and his "Ink Slingers" h.as(
n?t a? yet b^eni accepted. There'
was some talk of Oscar Selmer
rating a team together " and ac
centing the challenge, but the de
lay is probably occasioned by the
fact tbat the "Kin^" and his team
•rates do not wear flelt shoes, a®d
the weatheir is quite cold now.
oris roil
BEEP_PUIS
-London, Dec. 22—Today the pro
hibition, reservists are holding a
meeting, and it is thought th£t
they will have power enough; to
demand an .enforcement of their
demands whicli will bo formulated'
at today's meeting.
EiMKE
MANY DEMANDS
London, Dec. 22—In a new note
which the Entente Towers have
gent to Greece, drastic demands
are made.
The demand is made that all
railways, all t.legraph lines and
nost lineiS be turned over, and that
all Venizelist prisoners he re
leased.
SEARCHER PAILS TO
FIND FREEDlNG BODY
N'ome, Dec. 22—Manager Hasting
rf the Serpentine Hot Springs, re
turned recently after thrae days'
vain bunt during a fierce blizzard
on the trail of Conrad Freeding,
los- soon after Thanksgiving. Hast
ings was forced to return when he
r.-u out of feed for bis dogs.
Hastings picked uu the trail fif
mile3 from thte springs,' made
a half circle, went down Reindeer
crefk wheUe he found a ski stand
standii.g up in the snow and pro
ceeded half way down the cre-ek
un'il V t, found another ski in the
anow. In au old cabin at the mout
o* 'he creek be saw evidence that
Freeding had gathered willows,
made a fire in an old stove, mplt
ed snow In a can for drinking wat
er antf then had gone to Spring
C'eek.
Hastings followedj Fsjeding's trail
uu String creek to its source and
over the divide to another creek,
Hi* nam^ of which is not* known,
aud then lost the trail on account
cf dare ice from a recent overflow.
Fn m there Hastings returned to
^avlor. Hastings says Ftf (eding wa
hoadin? in a general westerly, di
rection away from any habitation.
Haetines and three more men and
two teams will leave in the mora
ine to continue the search. The
weather is warm, but it is snowing. |
Kazis Krauczunas, well-known
Seattle attonnjey, left for Alaska
Dec. 14 to participate Jn the de
terge ct Edwajid Krause, who will
b» placed on trial a* Juneau on a
"lurder cha.rge, Ho was Krause's
principal attorney during! soveral
orecedlng trials since Krause's ar
rest in Seattle more than a year
ago. ' 1
I —
Mr. Gaunt, one of the diamond
drill mperts of the Pueblo mine,
came over last night from "White
hoirse and will take the first
aralfbble toat for Juneau. He la
of J«. r a few Wef^ks holiday "vaca
tion, which ha will spend in and
about the Gastineau "channel cities.
Xmas Dinner Suggestions
Preferred Stock Pineapple
Queen OKves Fancy Ripe Olives
Stuffed Olives
Corn on Cob Asparagus Tips
Imported French Peas, Imported Mushrooms
Tiny Green Stringless Beans
R. & R. Plum Puddings, 1 and 2 pound tins
Mincemeat in bulk and Packages
Jello-Bromangelon-Jiffy Jell-all flavors
Full Assortment of Perishables (or Xmas on Humboldt
P. H. GANTY
BOTH ROBBERS 10
SECURED {2,700 ARE CAUGHT
SeatUe, Dec. 22—Oscar Lawe,
twenty years of age, who has b!?ea
^ working as a blacksmith iu this
city *or 'he past few years, has
j confessed that he was one of a gang
of three men who robbed the
Bothel Bank on the afternoon of
December 6, in which, he and, his
accomplices secured $2700.
In his confession Lawe stated
that he was assisted by; twoi oth
ers, one by the nanfc of Walter Mc
Donald and the other A. J. Rounds.
Wifb, this to work on, the de
tectives at once started out, and
shortly after arrested Walter Mc
Donald, who was found on the
wharf, where bet was working as
a longshoreman and this lead to thQ
arres* of Rounds. When theste men
wer© taken into the police head
quarters they w»ere put to a rigid
questioning, and soon both, confess
ed. *o their complicity in the rob
bery of the bank.
No uart of tha stolen loot was
recovered, although! it is tielieved
that '♦ will be. When the men rob
bed the bank they; took 1.800 In pa
per money aad about $1900 In gold
and silver .
COASTGUARD MAN* IS
LOST BEYOND DOUBT
Seward—Carfctakeif Paul oil the
government ooas^guard phipf Yukon
''as never been s0:n since he tfis
anpeared at King Cove about two
months ago, stated Captain Swanson
o' the Dora, who returned from this
voyage Dec. 13—Paul left on a
hunting trie before the Dora ar
rived at King Cove on her previous
voyage. Captain Swansoni reports
very rough weather on thie trip just
finished.
UAL MASQUE ON
LAST SATURDAY
The annual masquerade ball of
the White Pass Athletic club will
be given on the night of Saturday,
December 30, in the clufe gym on
Fourth Avenue and Spring Street.
TlVj committee in charge of the
afiair have not completed all the
arrangements, but announce that
the program "will be along the lines
of those used in previous years,
and that suitable prizes will be of
fered for the usual features, such.'
as best dressed lady and gent, most
original costume, best sustained
cnaracter, best groups, ettc.
A LADY LN THE CASE
A1 Stewart, the popular interior
decorator of Whitehorso, came to
Skagway on yesterday's train and
sai.'sd for the south- on the Prin
cess Sopliia. .When, questioned as
*o his mission to the south, A1 ap
nea' rd to. be a little ill at ease,
and upon being questioned closely
he acted like a man yho was rath
er embariassed, and as dame xu
;nor hag been persistent that in
clajoMng that thiere is a lady' in
the case, it will be no surprise to
his many friends in the. north' if.
he brings back with him a life Part
ni<?r.
Petrograd, Dec. 22—A report re
ceived here this morning from ttue
Carpathian mountain district states
tfcat the Russian forces ave forced
the Hungarian troops from several
strong positions, capturing! several
strongly fortified heights wLlci, have
been most advantage.oug points to
the en©my.
Three fierce battles in, that re
gion are now in progress, and it
is said that the Russian forces aro
holding the Teutonic allies in cjieck.
Ivew York, Dec. 22—'For the
purpose of raising a relief fund for
Jews in Europe, a mass meeting
was held last niglit at Madison
Square garden, and tha sum of
$2 500,000, was pledged for the
purpose.
From the time the call was made
for contributions, the niojipy in
lafge and email sums was freely
pledged, and had a lagrer amount
been asked, it is ^lieved that
twice the amount given could have
been raised.
There will he a basket ball game
tcnjghfc at the White Pass Athletic
club gym andl immediately following
the game thicre will he an Informal
dance. Selmer's orchestra will fur
nish the music.
Here For The Holidays
It's a pleasure to introduce these smart
Winter Suits to the men of our town.
We knew that nothing would be to good
for you as a Christmas surprise, sojhere
they are, the best money can buy . • .
HALF HOSE
SMART WINTER CRAVATS
REAL LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS
SWEATER COA1S OF ALL WOOL
Holiday Sets of All Kinds
WILL CLAYSON