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No. 20 SEVENTEENTH YEAR
SKAGrWAY ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1914
PRICE 10 CENTS
Washington, D C., Feb. 24—The
British consul her© will make an
investigation into the death of Ben
ton, the wealthy rancher who lived
near Juarez, and who It is claim
ed was killed by order of General
Villa.
El P: so, Texas, Fe*>. 24—Ben
tou's body has not yet been deliv
ered to 'lis relatives.
Denver, Col., Feb. 24—To teach
young; girls their responsibility to
wards their home, irenda and child
ren and to show Them that good
work must be done with good tools
and that the body is the tool of
the mind ai.d the spirit, is the task
set for herself by Mrs Anna M.
Noble, lecturer on sex hygiene,
whose addresses on that subject to
public school children have been fos
tered by local clubwon eu.
SEMIS
TO MEXICO cur
Vera Cruz, Mexico, Feb. 24—The
commander of the German cruiier
Dresden today sent a detachment
of marines with two machine guus
and 40,000 rounds of ammunition
to the German consulate In Mexico
City.
EI.KS CLUB DAXCE.
The Elks club announces that on
nest Friday night, Feb. 27th, it
w ill give another of its enjoyable
socinl dances. Ti.tse affairs have
bcf.i t.f monthly occurrence during
the past winter and are eagerly
looked forward 'o by the Skagway
public.
T s morning's train took out font
people for Dawson, eleven for White*
horse, stven for Carcross and one
for Log Cabin.
SULZER WANTS
TO GOffiE BACK
Albany, Feb. 24—Wm. Sulzer,
Impeached Governor of New York
state, today Instituted proceedings
before Justice Chester to regain
his former position as governor.
WHALER
IS WRECKED
Letters have been received in
Nome from the Steamer Belvedere
which was caught in the ice about
15 miles from shore, 70 miles north
of Herschel island. The steamer is
in good shape and will be all right
next spring. The letter tells of a
big Japanese whaler which was
caught 'n the grinding ice last fall
and wrecked. The crew escaped
but the immense cargo of valuable
skins which the whaler carried was
lost. There was a moving picture
man on fhe whaler and the prog
ressiveness of the Japanese artist
was shown when be saved his cam
era and took pictures of the ves
sel being ground up by the ice.
ATHLETIC MEET
III NEW YORK
New lprtc. Feb. $4—MMette or
ganiz&tions from Philadelphia, New
ark. Syracuse, Boston, Baltimore
and other cities were represented
in contests at the annual Sports
man's show which opened iu Madi
son Square Garden Saturday to con
tinue through February 27.
Many of the most prominent am
ateur and professional marksmen,
jswimmerB and fancy divers in the
country will be seen Jn action dur
I ing tKe' week. Contests for boy
j swimmers of the grammar and high
schools and to decide the ladies'
; indoor amateur swimming champion
ship are on the program.
There will be water popo matches,
championship shooting matches for
women and numerous other features
■ that former programs have not con
i tained.
JAP
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 5ize 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
7 x 9 and 8x10-3 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
Mis
CELEBRATES
Fairbanks, Alaska, Feb. 24—On
Monday this city- had a big cele
bration over the passage of the Al
aska railroad bill. The creeks were
almost entirely depopulated on that
day as tho miners all flocked to
town to take ">art In the festivities.
SO TRACE HAS
8EENF0UND
Bellingham, Wash., Feb. 24—Al
though posses have been out ever
since, searching for "*e three ban
dits who held up a Great Northern
train near Samish last week and
killed three of the passengers who
resisted them,, no trace has as yet
been discovered of their where
abouts. •
IVIES CULLED
INDISPENSABLE
St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 24—"The
use of moving pictures in state in
stitutions has become such an im
portant parti of the entertainment
and instruction of state charges
that they are flow indispensable."
This staatement was made today by
C. J. Vassaly, chairman of the Min
nesota State Board of Control. "The
motion picture te~1jeJn?'iouud espec
ially valuable in the schools for
the deaf and the insane asylums",
said Vassaly. "It has been found
especially difficult to got any sort
of attraction that will hold the at
tenion of the insane, but the prob
lem seems to have been solved
with t-e movies. At different ex
hibitions of pictures at the state
asylum, the inmates were invaria
bly intensely intereste-l by the rap
idly changing views. It undoubtedly
has a good eflect upon their minds.
At the school for the deaf the mo
tion pictures have proved one of
the biggest items In the teaching
system, as the educational pictures
can be explained by flashing the
words on the screeu. The movies
will undoubtedly grow in import
ance as time adds educational im
provements.
CARXIVAL MASQUERADE.
At the W. P. A. club gymnasium
on next Saturday n'-fht, Feb. 28th,
will take place the grand carnival
masquerade ball of Camp No. 1,
Arctio Brotherhood Many of the
amusement lovers of the town are
preparing to attend and there is ev
ery indication that it will prove to
be one of the social events of the
year.
Mrs. Ella Church left on the
tiain this morning en route for
Dawson. \
Seattle, Feb. 24—There has been
no trace discovered of the three men
| who robbed the Seattle-Tacoma in
j terurban train late Saturday night,
and escaped with three hundred dol
lars in money taken from the pass
eugers and train men
ITILIAN BIRTH
RATE HIGHER
Rome, Feb. 24—Italy is rejoic
ing over its birth rate for 1913
which exceeded the deaths by 33
for every thousand of population.
The deaths themselves were only
eighteen per thousand, showing a
marked decrease over preceding
years.
DECISION NOI
YET RENDERED
Concord, N. H., Feb. 24—Argu
ments 'in the Thaw case have been
heard, but a decision is still unren
dered.
SEN. TELLER OF
G0L0RAG0 DEAD
Denver, Colo., Feb. 24—Henry
Moore Teller, former cabinet offic
er and for over 30 years United
States senator from Colorado, is
dead here today.
Henry Moore Teller was born at
Granger, Alleghany Co., N. Y., May
23, 1830. After reachiing his ma
jority he taught school several
years and was admitted to the bar
at Bingnanrpton, N. Y.f in 1856. He
practiced in Illinois from 1858
to 1861 when he removed to Col
orado. From 1862 to 1864 he was
a major general in th» Colorado
militia and from Dec. 4, 1876 until
Aril 17, 1882, was a member of the
U. S. Senate. He was secretary of
the Interior in the cabinet of Pres
ident Arthur from April, 1882, un
til March, 1885; again U. S. sena
tor from Colorado for four terms
from 1885 till 1909; re-elected 1891
as republican, but'withdrew from
the National Republican conven
tion in 1896 because of financial
plank in platform; re-elected 1897
as 'independent silver republican.
Mrs. a. %V. Williams and two
children and Miss F. W. Williams
left this morning on their way to
Dawson.
NEW GARDEN SEEDS
We handle FERRY'S and MAN
DEVILLE & KING seeds; the seeds
that helped make Skagway justly
famous for its flowers and vege
tables. For the convenience of
- those wishing to plant indoors,
we will place theso seeds on sale
beginning Friday morning Feb. 20th.
An extra ten cent package given
with every dollar purchase.
P. H. GANTY, GROCERI
SKAGWAY, ALASKA.
SEATTLE WILL
CELEBRATE
Seattle, Feb. 24—On Saturday,
March 7th, on the arrival here of
Governor Strong, the people of this
city will celebrate the passage of
the Alaska railroad bill.
Th Daily Herald of Quincy, 111.,
of Feb. Gth, has the following:
"General William L. Distin, the
man who has served as surveyor
general oF Alaska for a greater
number of years thiin any other
man living, arrived in Quincy Thurs
day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and
is now a1 the home of his daught
er, Mrs. L. Emmons, Jr., at 2304
Maine street, for a visit. While
he has no definite plans for the fu
ture other than that of enjoying a
well earned vacation, General Dis
tin will <n course of time return to
Alaska.
"General Distin .is one of the
htaunehest supporters of the pro
posed railroad which will open up
the interior. This will give Alas
lea an opportunity to colonize its
millions of fertile acres which are
adapted to dairying and farming,
besides making possible the devel
opment of the untold wealth of
gold and other metals. Alaska
could support 100,000 miners with
all they need and produce a wealth
of gold that has never before been
jqualed.
"General Distin has a remarkable
record iu Alaska. He became the
first surveyor general i#J^e. tgrri
tory In 1897, being appointed by
th late President McICinley. He
was re-appointed again and again
and in each instance his appoint
ment was ratified unanimously by
the senate. During the sixteen
years ho served, he was acting
governor so often that no one
knows the exact number of times,
and many important things in the
history of the territory occurred
while he was Governor. He estab
lished the self government of the
territory and opened its first leg
islature, had charge of the publi
cation of its laws and in many ways
guided 'he launching of the new
craft of state. He is thoroughly
identified with practically all the
progress the territory has made
and no man stands higher in the
hearts of the Alaskans than he."
STORM CAUSES
GREAT LOSS
Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 24—The
torrents of rain that have been fall
ing here' for several days stopped
this morning and there Is now
bright sunshine over the ruins in
Southern California caused by the
downpour. The damage to orchards,
gardens and other property is es
timated at $4,500,000.
LAWYERS ELECT
ANOJNSTALL
Chicago, Feb. 24—The election
Saturdav morning' and installation
in the afternoon of officers of the
Fraternal Society Law Association
was the principal business here of
the closing session of the annual
convention of lawyers. The most
important address of the day was
that of Charles E. Piper, of Chicago,
on "Present Condition of Legisla
tion Affecting Benefit Societies, and
Our Duties Therein."
PRESlilE
VIEWS PAGEANT
Washington, D. C., Feb. 2,4—Pres
ident Wilson went to Alexandria
yesterday and reviewed a pageant
there in honor of Washington's
birthday. ' ; '
SELLiilCKETS
FOR THE DANCE
The young ladies of the basket
ball teams were around town yes
terday selling tickets for the dance
which they have announced they
w'll give oe the nigiit of Saturday,
March 7th. That tliey were very
successful in their efforts goes
without saying for what mere man
could have resisted the appeal of
such a charming aggregation of
youth, beauty and amiability.
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