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No. 28 SEVENTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1914
PRICE 10 CENTS
BREAKS RECORD
FOR FAST DRIFT
The life buoy off the steamer
Empress of Russia, picked up some
tirue ago near Doloini, established
a new record for lc-ug distance
Uriling. According to the log of
: he Kmpress the buoy was lost
overboard when the vessel was two
days out, or about one thousand
miles from Yokahama. There was
a heavy sea running at the time,
and during a boat drill the falls
on one of the boats broke as it
was being lowered and the boat,
W'h two bouys on board plunged
into thj boiling sea. On account
of the bad weather, the captain of
the Empres® decided »o let the
boat go and so reported in liis log.
That was the last heard of the
boat or either of the life buoys,
until thuj one now hanging in the
Ryus Dras; company's store was
picked up on Prince of Wales is
land over four thousand miles from
where :t went overboard. Capt.
Beet ham, marine superintendent of
the C. P. Uv., to whom the date of
the loss of the buoy was of course
reported, together with the loca
tion of the loss, has figured out
• buoy averaged a drift of
fully forty miles per day from the
time it went overboard uutil it was
found on the beach and brought to
town. This is the fastest drift ev
t r recorded and shows the great
speed and direction of the Japanese
current.—Ketchikan Miner.
GETS MERIT
CERTIFICATE
For his heroism in saving the
lives of two drowning men at Tan
ana on July 3, 1913, Henry Row
bottom of the signal corps, now lo
cated at the Fairbanks wireless
station, h;is received a certificate
o* merit from President Wilson.
The certificate was given to the
young m.m upon recommendation of
the commanding officer at Fort Gib
bon. In addition to the honor at
tached to receiving the certificate,
the rec'-'ipient will receive $2 a
month extra pay as lonr as he is in
the service of the government.
What's a Skagway Omelet? You'll
never find out until you visit the
Xew Idea Bakery and Delicatessen.
FUNERAL OF
EX-SEN.TELLER
Denver, Colo., Feb. 27—The fu
neral of former Senator Teller of
Colorado was held in tliis city today
and was attended by an immense
throng of people who gathered to.
do the last honors to the departed
statesman.
The W. P. A. club basketball
team after its pract'ce game last
night at the gymnasium boarded
the Georgia for the south where
it is scheduled to play the Ju
neau, Treadwell and Douglas teams
for the championship of southeast
ern Alaska. It Is the intention of
the members of the team to return
on the first boat sailinp from Ju
neau for Skagway, wHich will prob
ably be the Spokane.
SUCCESSFUL I
EXPLORATION
Adelaide, Australia, Feb. 27—Dr.
Douglas Mawson returned here to
day from his antarctic expedition,
and reports that he has explored
and surveyed the coast line success
fully.
fiooTI
DEAD IN LONDON
London, Feb. 27—Sir John Ten
niel, leading British cartoonist, is
dead here today at the advanced age
of ninety four years.
Don't forget He grand carnival
masquerade ball of Camp No. 1, A.
B.. a.- the W. P. A. club gymnasium
Saturday night, Feb. 28th.
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 Linad
Coats and Pants and Sweaters
Fur and Cloth Caps
7x9 and 8 x 10-3 ft. Wall 10 oz. Duck Tents
IN FACT, WE HAVE EVERYTHING
FOR THE HINER WITH THE EX
CEPTION of Groceries and Hardware
H. J. LYNCH
The Up To Date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
PHONE 41 SKAGWAY
Washington Feb 27—The New
York stock exchange, the Depart
ment of Justice heads; railroads
and business interests Tuesday anx
iously awaited a nunber of im
portant decisions from the supreme
court. For exactly a month the
court has withheld decisions dur
ing its annual rocc-ss. During the
eutire .nonth past, the court has
had no other business than to make
final decree? in pending cases, of
which there wera over 100. Many
have been In "the bosom of the
eour"' for months, some more than
a year. Among 'he more Import
ai-t cases in wiucb decisions were
expected were the "intermountain
rale" or "long and short haul" cat1;,
the S 'r.vxport rate case; the Cal
ifornia land case. Invo ving claims
i>" t .e Southern Pacific tail way to
55t'0,000;000 wi.rth C' western oil
lands, d the contempt cases
against President Uouipers, former
Vice Presidnt Mitchell and Secre
tary Frank Mor.'isou of the Ameri
can Federation ot I-abor. Tuesday
t.iie Court began hearing a dozen
cases specially advanced for argu
ment The tribunal will probably
sit contin-ously i.ow until the "call
of the docket" is concl uded in May
preliminary to final adjournment for
the summer. In Jun-j, excepting
possibij a brief Easter holiday.
10 BE TRIED l»
J
Now York, Feb. C<—At twelve
o'clock today ex-lieutui-ant of pol
ice Becker arrived in this city and
was taken to the Tombs prison.
District Attorney Whitman says the
uew trial of Becker will take place
in April or May.
The New York State Court of
Appeals held, in its decision In the
case of Charles Becker, convicted
o' murder in connection with the
killing of Rosenthal, that Justice
of the Supreme Cour» John W. Goff,
who tried the case, erred in many
rulings during the course. of the
trial and that he seemed to be prej
udiced against the defendant. The I
reversal of the verdici and judg
ments have been completed for |
grounds.
V ALDEZ WORKERS FIND
MRS. STROPP'S BODY
Valdez, Feb. 25—After a week
of continuous work sourdoughs yes
terday located and recovered the
body of Mrs. Lizzie Stropp who was
caught in the snowsllde in Key
stone canyon. T*>e body was found
where it was buried under tons of
ice and snow badly crushed. The
body reached Valdez last night.
The volunteer workers labored
in the face of a wind that blew
furiously and bitter cold.
Mrs. Stropp' had walked four
miles to witness the snowslides in
Keystone canyon only to be caught
in one and lose her life.
WANTS REVIEW
OF CONVICTION
Washington, Feb. 2'.—A petition
for review of conviction of President
Frank M. Ryan of Indianapolis and
23 other members of the Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers in the dy
namite cases was presented Tuesday
to the supreme court. They asked
the high court to set aside jail sen
tences resulting from confess
ed dynamiting of the Los Angel
es Times and other outrages by Or
tie McManlsral anl James B. McNa
mara. If the Supreme Court refus
es to review the cases, Ryan and
his alleged co-conspirators must go
to jail. Several are now serving
jail sentences, unable to secure bail
pending the appeal filed. Conviotion
of all was recently sustained by
the federal circuit court of appeals
at Chicago. Ryan and the others
were charged with conspiracy in
transporting dynamite in interstate
commerce in violation of the feder
al law oiohibiting shipment of ex
plosives. They allege that they
were convicted largely upon the
"uncorroborated" evidence of Mc
Manigal and McNamara.
[OF P'S SOU
ANNIVERSARY
Boston, Feb. 27—The fiftieth an
niversary of the founding of the or
der of Kn'flits o' Pythias was cel
ebrated with a golden jubilee in
Boston Tuesday night by forty one
lodges of Boston an-* vicinity. The
local celebration of the anniversary
was held in Mchanics Hall. Form
er Governor and ex-ambassador to
Russia Curtis Guild and supreme
vice chancellor B. S. Foung of Ohio
were the chief speakers.
Chicago, Feb. 27—More than 600
leadin: P otestaut churchmen, rep
resenting thirty states in the Union
and Canada, arrived here Tuesday
for the prophetic conference at the
Moody Bibie Institute, which opened
a three day's session. Among the
prominent churchmen at the ses
sions were; President Robert M.
Russell, Westminister College, New
Wilmington, Pa., President William
G. Moorehead, Xenia, O., Theologi
cal Seminary; Rev. C. I. Scofield, ed
itor of '.he Scofield Reference Bible,
New York city; principal T. R. O'
Meara, Mycliffe College, Toronto,
Canada; Bishop H. P. K&rtzler, Har
risburg, Pa.; Dean R. A. Torrey,
the Bible Institute, Los Angeles,
Cal.; Rev. W. B. Riley, First Bap
tist Church, Minneapolis; Rev. Pet
er Ainslie, Baltimore; Rev. C. E.
Nisbit, Kansas City; Rev. W. L.
Pettingill, Toronto, Can.; and Evan
gelist "Billy" Sunday.
SEW GARDEN StEDS
We handle PERRY'S and MAN
DEVILLE & KING seeds; the seeds
thai helped make Skagway juatly
' famous for its flowere and vege
tables. For the convenience of
those wishing to plant indoors,
we will place these seeds on sale
beginning Friday morning Feb. 20th.
An extra ten cent package given
with every dollar purchase.
P. H. GANTY, GROCERI
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
WILL GO OVER
ANOTHER DAY
Washington, D. C., Feb. 27—The
conference committee of the senate
and house was unable to finish its
discussion of the Alaska railroad
bill today and in consequence its
adjustment will continue over until
tomorrow.
L
GOAL 1 IE
Seward, Alaska, FeY 27—H. V.
Hoben returned today from the
Matanuska coal fields and reports
that the first load of coal to be us
ed in the government test next sum
mer was landed by Jack Dalton at
salt water at the mouth of the
Matanuska river on February 14th
and that the entire shipment of nine
hundred tons will be delivered at
that point by March 15th.
Austin, Texas, Feb. 27—Gover
iior Oscar B. Colquit*. today sent a
note to President Wilson asking
whom tlie federal government of
the United States recognizes as con
stituted authority in the lexicon
states. He is seeking the inform
ation for the purpose of demand
ing of the Mexican authorities the
surrender of the abductors or mur
derers of Clemente Yergara, a cit
izen of Texas, whom it is claim
ed has been executed by Mexican
federals.
Nome, Feb. 27—The third annu
al dog race from this city to Fort
Davis aud return was wou today by
Peter Blatchford's entry.
EYES TURNED
TOWARD ALASKA
The following '.otter from Dr. W.
A. Hoffman, of 1220 Wright street,
Milwauke.e Wisconsin, and which
is self-explanatory, was received
yesterday at this office
Milwaukee, Wis., Fgb. 16, 1914.
The Dailv Alaskan,
Skagway, Alaska.
Allow me to take a few moments
of your valuable time. As I am to
come up to your(town in May some
time I would like to get an idea
how that country is in the month
of May or June. My trip will be
made in a big seven passenger six
c linder 75 horse-ower touring car
as far as Seattle, Wash.
Just what day I ard my wife
will leave Milwaukee I cannot say,
but I will write you th«i day we de
part for the west, and will keep
you posted enroute.
Would very much like a copy of
your newspaper if It is not too much
trouble on your part to send me
one.
Thanking you most heartily in
advance and awaiting your answer
and newspaper with the greatest of
interest I assure you I remain,
Very truly,
W. A. Hoffman.
In the coast towns of Southeast
ern and Southwestern Alaska, and
especially in the Skagway valley,
the months of May and June are
ideal, the snow having by then en
tirely disappeared except upon the
high mountain peaks and the days
being warm and balmy, while the
nights are cool and invigorating.
In the immediate vicinity of
Skagway there are uo roads to speal
of except within the corporate lim
its of the town, although in other
places In Alaska, notably in the
interior, there are section^ where
the government has constructed
good roads that render it possible
to auomobile for considerable dis
tances.
From Haines, fourteen miles to
the south of Skagway, on Lynn
canal, there is au excellent mili
tary road up the Chilcat valley for
a distance of fifty miles or more,
but taking it altogether we should
hardly advise anyone -under pres
ent conditions to brin^ an auto up
into this country with the expecta
tion of using it to any great ex
tent.
The Georgia sailed from Skag
way for Juneau at 2 o'clock this
morning.
EASTERN OVSTERS ON THE
HALF SHELL
Fresh Eastern Oysters on th
half shell are now to be had at th
" Mn Restaurant.
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s
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Spring Samples for 1914
WILL CLAYSON—Clothier